Shoe heel end construction



.1. LELYVELD 2,635,362

SHOE HEEL END CONSTRUCTION April 2l, 1953 Filed June 9, 1950 :ane-c.:

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Patented Apr. 2l, 1953 UN IT ED STATES 23635362.'

SHOE HEELEND CONS'l2RUC'IIQ1\T-A J bsephlielyyeld, Rockland..- Mass; .1

Application June 9, 1950, SerialjNozvlG'lillSl,

1 Claim... 1;..

This invention relates to heel end constructions for shoes and moreparticularly for childrens shoes.

One object is to provide a shoe having counter stiffener means which iswholly on the outside of the shoe so that such stiffening interposes noirregularities such as marginal ridges to contact by the foot evenshould the shoe be unlined.

A further object is to form the rear end of the heel tread surface witha laterally straight edge on a sole extension which first contacts withthe ground in walking, thus to point the foot in the proper direction.

Still another object is to provide a shoe heel end member which can beremoved and replaced readily, either in whole or in part, for repair ofthe shoe.

Still another object is to provide a heel tread member provided with anintegral outside backstay, thus providing a reinforce for the entireback edge of the shoe, together with a heel tread member.

Further objects and advantages will appear from a complete descriptionof an embodiment of the invention shown in the accompanying drawings inwhich Figure 1 is a top plan view of an integral outside backstay,counter stiffener, and heel end sole tread member.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of a shoe in which the' member of Figure 1has been' incorporated.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view of theheel end portion of the shoe, themember of Figure 1 being shown in central vertical section.

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an inverted plan view ofthe heel portion of the shoe shownin Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 4'but showing a modification.

Referring to the drawings, in Figure l there is shown an integral memberincluding a heel outersole portion I having an extension 2 insubstantially axial alinement therewith and a pair of laterallyextending wing portions 3. The wing portions 3 extend from the integralstructure wholly back of the outersole portion I and thus extend fromopposite sides of an outside backstay of which the portion 2 forms theupper part. Thus as shown in Figure 2, the portion 2, with the portionbetween the wings, forms the outside backstay, while the wing portions 3are turned forwardly and are secured to the outsidefaces of the shoe,forming counter stiffener elements. They may be secured to the shoeupper as by the marginal stitching 5 as shown in Figures 2, 3` and 4.The lower marginal portions of the wings 3` may be skived as at 6 andthese margins may be secured to the sole of a shoe as may be desired. Asshown in Figures 2 and 3, the member I forms a tread member for the heelend of the shoe underlying the heel end of the outersole I0 and formingwhat is in effect a top lift for the heel.

The rear end of this top lift or outersole portion I is preferablyformed to present a sole extension having laterally straight rear edgeII and this may Well be accomplished by folding the portion I on itselfas shown in Figure 3. This folded portion may be secured together as bya line of stitching I2 (see Figures 3 and 5). This fold line is atsubstantially the juncture between the outersole or top lift portion andthe outside backstay portion.

By sole extension is meant a sole portion which projectsoutwardly of thejuncture of the shoe upper therewith. Where this extension is providedwith a laterally straight rear edge it is effective to point or guidethe foot wearing the shoe during walking. When the foot strikes theground at a position further forwardly under the wearers heel noeffective guiding or pointing effort is present.

As shown in Figure 4, the lower skived margin 6 of the stifener wings 3are out-turned to overlie the out-turned margin I4 of the shoe upper I5and are secured to the sole by stitches Il which pass. through theskived margin Ii, the outersole I0, and the outersole or lift member I.The outturned margin I4 terminates on each side at about the edge of theLoutside backstay, the bottom margin of the upper I5 rearwardly of thesepoints being in-turned (Fig. 5). Should these combined lift members,outside backstay, and stiieners be employed in a shoe of the cemented orwelt type, the lower margins of the stiffener may be inturned under theinnersole I6 as shown in Figure 6, together with the margins of theupper materials, and there secured either by cementing or by attachmentto the usual inseam rib depending upon whether the shoe is cement orWelt lasted. In shoes intended for children, however, for which thisinvention is particularly intended, the construction of Figure 4 withthe outturned margins would commonly be preferred.

The wings 3 v4will ordinarily be of suicient stiffness of themselves toprovide the desired counter stiffening efiect, but should this in anycase be insuicient, a, stifening agent may be applied to the inner facethereof in more or less liquid form, or a separate stiiener may beenclosed between the wings and the shoe upper to provide the desiredstiiiness, as is well known in the art.

From the foregoing description of certain embodiments of this inventionit should be evident to those skilled in the art that various furtherchanges and modifications may be made without departing from its spiritor scope.

I claim:

A shoe having an integral member comprising an outside backstayAportion, counter stiffener elements extending from the sides oi saidbackstay portion, and a heel top lift extending for- Wardly from thelower end of said backstay portion, said member at the juncture of saidbackstay portion and top lift being folded on itself to form a rearoutward extension presenting a laterally straight line of foldpositioned to strike thel ground first when the wearer of said shoe iswalking.

JOSEPH LELYVELD.

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